Illuminated sign.



'- Q.{N} ssa-,382.' l y PATENTED MAR. s1, 190s. l Y J. 'Ho'rfcHNBmy 4 .'ILL'UMlNATED SIGN,

I rinunci Hmm rov. s, 1901.. A

. A JosHfHoTeHNEit o'sAN 1 l 'To all whomfitmay cp'ncem: ings ap Vliesfeqn'alllyxjsfell to all the lette's f- Be it known that'I, JOSEPHHOTHNER, a the alphabet; citizen'otf the United States, residing` at San- The letter ,is painted ofa plate 1 which Francisco,'in thecounty of San Francisco and' may be of any desired size, the b'Qdy'Z of the 'State of California, laveinyentecl anew and. "letter being -aint'ed in white, and' in-'this 0" useful Illuminated Sign,=of which the follow- White ground? the are` placed 'the 'desired ing is a specification in suehfull'andclear number of lamp'sf3. The lette?.` isfmade to terms as Willenable those skilled in the art stand out fromthe. plate 1"by means 4of the to construct and use the same. common shading'z-4 whichma'y-be's'o p'laeed- 1o This invention relates to signs used for the 'as to give the' letter the 'appearance of stand.- 65' -purp'bse of advertisih at night, and its es-v in out -to 'one sideor the other as desired;

' peclal object is 'to ma e a signthat will be owlit will 'be noted that theillumination equally valuable a's aday sign.`, Will not niake-'th'sign stand out-asitshauld Another object of the invention is to make 'unless each letter be shaded -fronileaeh other 'f '15. n.-.sign thatwill 've 'a 'better effect with fi.. letter,1and; isaceomplished means effi -lightof less eandl1 power thanmost ofthose. the-'reflectors 5 -whih'are placed pnlyorijne n ow in-use. side-of the elements of the letters'and ab A Stillanotherobjeetof the inventionis to" 'the same. The effect-may obtaineA 4Amake a sign that will standout as 'block let- Ae ually-'vyellby plee the 'redectors toith 2o ters -do both when illuminated by Adaylight le o r the rightas'may-be-deeniedexpedie' .and when its-lights are-.bu G. f but in that event it wlllbegnecess to have; i Another object of the inventionis to make the shading 4 Ion fthe ppsiteQe-ia a that it will be easy to attachthelight letter from the :reflector: 2 4essential feu ref ieetorsto. ture of the xinvention is thatl thej-body' of- In the draw gs'in which the same nuthelettershouldbedone infsomelight'eolor" metal is appliedto the same par-ts throughiwhiletheshadingis donin a darketcolqr, out, Figure 1 is a perspective view o f a letter' It npted'tha't. the.:reecto rs se- Vshow' `.the invention, 2 is a sectional curedto the plate L by cutt' j a .slo tin` that 4view'e alettershowing the manner of attachfplate where eaelfrefleetoris't-gesecured and j 1 the reectorsltheretofand Fig. -3 is a persol `1e the refleetorto theplafte o nthe 011.35 spective view of a sign showing the invention. positesi e thereofas shown at 6.. 'This ean- It will be observed that to makea letten not be do r 1e `w itli'channel s-thait'extend-erif -S Y 'stand out well at night it is c oi'mnon to 'outf tix-ely around the' 'letten for'. the 'reason thatline the letter bv means of a-series of electrie the solde 'd o'es not r'nake the" 'oint-be'- S- jj] 'lights all"of which when lighted give the tween thep ate'an'l the* rest of vt e letter '9 0` 'I' 1 apearance'ofgsglid letters to' the= s1gn,' jt'his' .stron'g'jenoufrh to hol d the lightsfin place Tbute et being increased-b y`1neans jot achim# Where-the sot is 4cui: .fononl :a art of .neledreflector .placed -al' rqundthe various 'distanee-around,theletter t ep te is not: Y f letters of the-signs." "-It is also' common Weakenedat'all; end the face `tlie"plate; 1 s 40' illuminate signs with a series of lights placed left vin'ial p refeabl sx noth'and Woi'kmaiilik above thern, butf tl 1eefectgivenisnot'soconditiorL' Anst 'er featuijeof thain'ventioxi; i goodfor'the reasonthat at a distance the is that in'p1acfes \vhere theeigalarge'hmonnt yajious letters of the word blend t' ether. of Snow 'or' s le'et that Ithere is .no place for the and the 'sign cannot be read at more -t ana s'nQW- or sleetvto collect onto obseurethe Y 45jbloe1-zortwo. efeet ofthe lighting-ofthelettei-,the reason 10o il The difliculty with the con'lmon sign is of this is because the side o''thereector on; that when the reflector. channels are in'place which theletter-isjpainted is below orto o ne` that the -ofA very-little use-in the da 'side 'o'f the refietors' thus aEording nd place: vgntime since-the -eliannels obscure the Worcl 'for s now'to collect; Aand in acountry where;

' 50 ing and lmake the sign' hard to read-I The no snow fallsit is justas mueh an' advantage 1p'5" various lettersof-s'uch' signs frecarriedon sineedust-'and-the likecolleetson'the paint-L separateblocks 'andi the -letters are 11 up 'ed sideof the relie'ctors' and in this Way much 'to uiakeany'desredword, so that it vi l` be of the -good .effect-ofthe lettering-;i s lost." understood that=- -what is. saidhere 'with The eatest` advantageof invention- '55 regard to thesingle-letter shown in the drawis that eslgn lsjust as availableinfthe day 101-A be plainly l the full channeledy sign difficult to discern clearly. g

Having thus described' my invention what I slain; as new and desire to secure by Let-4 ters Patent of the United States modifications within the scope of the claims correction in Leners; P81881 No. 888,882.

being expressly reserved. 4 A

l.' In an illuminated sign, the combination with a shaded letter or a reflector for said let-d ter'placed above and to one side of the elei ments of the letter, nate the letter throughout its elements.

2. In an illuminated sign the combination with a light colored letter, a reflector for said letter placed above and to one side of the letter, and means to illuminate the letter throughout its elements.

3. n an illuminated sign, the'combination of a letter having a lifght colored body and darker shading, a re ector for said' letter laced above and to one side of the elements of theletter, and means to illuminate the' letter throughout its elements.

4. In anilluminated sign, the combination of a letter having a light colored body, a reflector for said letter p aced` above and to one side of the body elements of the letter, said is as olloWs,.

y darker shading,

and means to i1lumithroughout its elements.

letter,

'throughout its' elements.

'side thereof, and means to illuminate the letter throughout its' elements.

5. In-an illuminated sign, the combination 'of 1888er having a iight colored-body, a re flector :laced above and to one 'side of the body o 'the letter, letter' being plane and without arefiector, shading darker than the body of the letter placed on the side of the letter opposite from the reflector, a'd means to illuminate theA elements of the letter. A l In an illuminated sign, the combination of a letter having a light colored body and -a series of reflectors placed above and to'one side. teach element of the letter the opposite being plane: andA in the plane of the body .of the letter, and ,means to illuminate the letter 7. n an illuminated sign,

the opposite sideA of the' shaded side of the letter the combination of 'a letter` having a light 'co'lored body and darker-shading, a series of reflectors placed above and to one side of each element o f the each reflector bein secured to the material on which thfe letteris placed by passing the material of which the. reector is made through a slot inthe '4 soldering the same on the' back of ter plate, and

means to illu'` In testilnony whereof this day of October A; ence 'of the two subscribed'witnesses.

IOSEIII HOTCHNER.

I have setfmy hand reflector consistingof plates'passing'through I Witnesses: slots in the materialien `Whlch the letter is W. T., HEs's, painted and being soldered on the opposite P.GRIFF11 \I It is hereby certified thatin Letters Patent 'No. 883,682', granted March 3l, 1908,

upon the application. of Joseph'BIotchI-xer,

correction,

conform [man] atent Oice.

Signed and sealed this 19th day of January,

of San Francisco, California, for an improvethe printed specification requiring or should read of and that the therein that the same may c. o. Bunnies, Ading Commissioner of-Paents.

body of the si and .i

'le let'- inate the 'sign D. 1907, in the prestime as at night for the heavy shadin brings the letters out just as WellV by day ight as when the letters are illuminated bv the electric lamps, and the illumination of the lamp at night is better than when the double channel is used for the reason that the letter may be plainly seen at angles that would make the full channeledy sign difficult to discern clearly. g

Having thus described' my invention what I clainl as new and desire to secure by Let-4 ters Iatent of the United States is as ollows,. modications Within the s'cope of the claims being expressly reserved. 4 A

l.' In an illuminated sign, the combination with a shaded letter or a reflector for said let-d ter'placed above and to one side of the elei ments of the letter, and means to illuminate the letter throughout its elements.

2. In an illuminated sign the combination with a light colored letter, a reflector for said letter placed above and to one side of the letter, and means to illuminate the letter throughout its elements.

3. n an illuminated sign, the'combination of a letter having a lifght colored body and darker shading, a re ector for said' letter laced above and to one side of the elements of theletter, and means to illuminate the' let- 30 ter throughout its elements.

4. In anilluminated sign, the combination of a letter having a light colored body, a reflector for said letter p aced` above and to one side of the body elements of the letter, saidside thereof, and means to illuminate the letter throughout its' elements.

5. In-an illuminated sign, the combination flector :laced above and to one 'side of the body o 'the letter, letter' being plane and without areflector, shading darker than the body of the letter placed on the side of the letter opposite from elements of the letter. A 4 In an illuminated sign, the combination of a letter having a light colored body and y darker shading, -a series of reflectors placed above and to'one side. teach element of the letter the opposite being plane. andA in the plane of the body .of the letter, and ,means to illuminate the letter throughout its elements.

7. n an illuminated sign, darker-shading, a series of reflectors placed above and to one side of each element o f the letter, each reflector bein secured to the material on which thfe letteris placed by passing the material of which the. reector is made through a slot inthe l '4 soldering the same on the' back of ter plate, and means to illu` 'throughout its' elements'.

In testimony whereof this day of October A; ence 'of the two subscribed'witnesses.

IOSEIII HOTCHNER.

I have setfmy hand as reflector consistingof plates'passing'through I Witnesses:

slots in the materialien yvlnch the letter is W. T., HES'S,

C. P.GRIFF11 -I painted and being soldered on the opposite 883,882, granted Msi-ich 31, 1908,

of San Francisco, California, for an improve- It is hereby certified thatin Letters Patent 'No.

of Joseph Hotchner,

"nient Illuminated Signs, an error appears in npon the application.

the printed specification requiring or should read of and that the said Letters Iatent' should be read with this 'correction to therecord of the case in the latent Oice.

i A. n., 1809.

correction, as follows In line .16, page 2, the w'ord g therein that the same may conform A Signed and sealed this 19th day of January, I

' c. c. Bunnies,

Ading Commissioner of-Pacnts. i

[man] correction in Leners; P81881 No. 888,882.

'of a ,1888er having a iight colored-body, a re the opposite sideA of the' the reflector, a'd means to illuminate theA body of the si and .i

'le let'- inate the 'sign D. 1907, in the presshaded side of the letter the combination of 'a letter` having a light 'co'lored body and It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 883,682, granted March 31, 1908,

upon the application of J oeeph Hotohner, of San Francisco, California, for an improvementin Illuminated Signs, an error appears in the printed specification requiring oorreotiou, as follows: In line 16, page 2, the word or should read of; and that the saidLetters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the oase in the Patent Oce.

Signed and sealed this 19th day of January, A. D., 1909.

C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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